Jewish institutions in Paris, including the Holocaust Memorial painted green overnight, Probe underway - The Economic Times Video
Several Jewish institutions in Paris, including the Shoah Memorial, two synagogues, and a Jewish restaurant in the Marais district, were vandalized with green paint overnight. The incidents, discovered early on Saturday, have prompted an investigation by French police.
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